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Senate Housing Committee advances multiple housing bills on cutoff day
Summary
On cutoff day the Senate Housing Committee advanced a slate of housing-related bills—ranging from ADU rules to tenant portable cooling devices—by adopting substitutes and recommending due-pass actions to committees; many measures passed by voice vote and were sent on subject to signatures or to Ways & Means/Rules.
On Feb. 4 the Washington State Senate Housing Committee, meeting on legislative cutoff day, advanced several housing measures after executive-session consideration and adopted multiple proposed substitutes.
Committee staff summarized a lengthy bill list before senators moved through formal actions in executive session. Key items advanced included SB 5470 (limits for detached accessory dwelling units outside urban growth areas), SB 5729 (permitting and review changes aimed at encouraging affordable housing construction), SB 6015 (permit-ready residential building plans), SB 6069 (rules for permanent supportive, transitional and emergency…
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